Kenny Dalglish Won't Be Delivering the Module: English Premiership 2011-12

Whatever, we all know the England team that turns up in Poland and Ukraine will be the worst for years.

parker behind thudd, screening, modric around thudd, orbiting. It's a v beautiful thought.

Thudd is 6'4" and therefore must play behind a smaller dude tho, it's the rules

Oh, duh, the big guy who plays for Man U. Hasn't he been injured recently?

Not badly I don't think but yeah, a lot of projection onto injured players itt

king
dawson
walker
thudd
parker
lennon
defoe

could all make the plane, depending on injuries

you forgot Bale

not sure at what stage of that scale re rooney alternatives i started messing, but y'all do remember he's out for the first few games right

Ashley Young was the second player you named

in a three, tbf, in a three

yeah he's been awful though

looking at wing/striker options (ie guys that can do both like sturridge, young, wellbeck) and fullbacks, it's clear england have more than enough 7.5/10 versatility in the squad for a change. Lack of reliable centre fwd/backs is the likely weakness this time

what happened young btw

I honestly don't know. He was an integral member of the vintage Utd side of August '11

god be wit de days

dunno if it's Young or Fergie tho tbh, he wasn't playing on the reg before he got injured was he?

He was. Valencia was injured though

He was an integral member of the vintage Utd side of August '11

Ah, glory days....

young on the left at the start of the season tho

I explained this before but Nani changes sides depending on whether Young or Valencia is playing

see now ilx has me worried that i can't scold a fukn donegal man for being uppity

we've certainly suffered our share of oppression.

don't kid yerselves the brits hardly bothered with ye iirc

Comparative suffering under British rule in Ireland; a treatise on modern EPL support legitmacy

they took fermanagh but not donegal

the road only went that far tbf

shouldn't have stopped in kinnegad for that burger

Who, if any of the English old guard should be retained? I've pretty much washed my hands of the lot of them, if only just to start anew.

cashley

cashley

gerrard's game has improved a little imo?

Gerrard looked decent last night i thought. He'll be injured though

centre mid of gerrard parker ain't bad

As lothsome as he is, I kind of agree that Cole is still worth it. Any defenders?

centre mid of gerrard parker ain't bad

Who plays right, then?

lennon, walcott, AOC?

And is there any way a foreign manager can argue that leaving Rooney out for the sake of the team's general flexibility, whether tactically or due to injuries, isn't going to get lynched?

i mean, i don't know that any of them is a natural rm in 442 but none are bad options (obv everyone projecting like mad on AOC but kid looks good)

but everyone hates Rooney. And it all depends on how the first two games go really

He seemed like he had more, hmm, heft to him than Walcott does in that game last week.

You have to pick your squad before you go, though, right? What's the number, now? 23?

can't drop rooney tbf, it would be counterproductive because of the frenzy.

Tactically it should obv be trialled from now til then tho

oh right, you mean out of the squad. There really aren't enough decent strikers around to consider it imo

it would be counterproductive because of the frenzy.

Yeah, I can see that being an issue

Arsenal are eyeing a move for Daniel Sturridge, 22. The Chelsea hitman is believed to be unhappy with his wide role.

can't help but feel it's a character flaw in a player to be pissy about where they play

subtle

xp y & n, tbh- if sturridge feels he's better as a central striker and isn't getting a shot cos lol torres, i could see that causing discontent. At a less political club he'd be #1 on merit.

i just think players need to play where they're told - tbf to the lad Sturridge i guess he has been but this carping has been going on for a while now, also to me it speaks to a lack of flexibility, son you've got to play where you're needed and fuck knows Nando wd be even less use out wide

Can see him being #1 at Arsenal once the cheque for RvP clears in August.

it reminds me of 10 year-old kids who all wanna be the CF cos it's the only 10 year-old kid glory position

think Arsene shd have other priorities as long as RvP's there but if/when he goes Sturridge wd be an excellent signing

you've got to play where you're needed btwn transfer windows.

Just sayin, i can see where he'd be unhappy- maybe not transfer unhappy but footballers egos are kinda weird imo